94 m. ago Deepfake porn, plastic bags and loud commercials: These are the new laws taking effect in America on January 1

Minimum wages are set to go up in many states, while uploading deepfake pornography will land you in hot water in California

Politics

1 hour ago Wage garnishment could be coming for millions of student loan borrowers

‘The best thing to do when wages are being garnished is to try to lower your expenses and possibly explore consolidation options and revisit your budget,’ a debt expert said

Politics

2 h. ago Kristi Noem demands emergency demolition of historic buildings in DC alarming preservationists

Kristi Noem cites threats from ‘malicious insiders’ in request to raze buildings on landmark property

Events

2 h. ago Exeter emergency LIVE: Police and medics swarm street as urgent warning issued

Armed police are reportedly among 999 crews who have rushed to a major incident in Exeter where an air ambulance has also been seen landing

Events

2 h. ago Trump’s shadow war in Venezuela grows, but country’s strongman leader still clings to power

Report of a drone attack on a port facility signals new phase in US military campaign against Nicolás MaduroUS wargames played out scenarios for Maduro’s fall. None of them ended well for VenezuelaNearly a week after Donald Trump first announced what he said was the first US ground strike in a four-month-long military pressure campaign against Venezuela, details remain very thin on the ground.CNN and the New York Times reported late on Monday that they had confirmed the CIA had used a drone to target a “port facility” allegedly used by the Tren de Aragua street gang. No casualties were reported, but the date, time and location of the attack remain unknown. Venezuela’s strongman leader, Nicolás Maduro, and his government have remained silent. If confirmed, the first strike on land would mark a new phase in a campaign that since August has involved the deployment of a massive US naval fleet, airstrikes that have so far killed 107 people, a “total blockade” of sanctioned oil tankers, t...

Politics

4 h. ago Roses in the rain? New Year's Day parade in Pasadena gets wet forecast. Bundle up for NYC ball drop

For the first time in 20 years, rain is expected to intrude on the Rose Parade in Southern California

Politics

5 h. ago Winter storm brings heavy snow and strong winds across parts of the US

Frigid temperatures in Great Lakes, north-east and midwest as tens of thousands face power outages and icy travelA wild winter storm brought strong winds, heavy snow and frigid temperatures to the Great Lakes and north-east on Tuesday, a day after a bomb cyclone barreled across the midwest and left tens of thousands of customers without power.The storm hit parts of the Plains and Great Lakes on Monday with sharply colder air, strong winds and a mix of snow, ice and rain, leading to treacherous travel. Forecasters said it intensified quickly enough to meet the criteria of a bomb cyclone, a system that strengthens rapidly as pressure drops. Continue reading...

Events

5 h. ago 'Takes me back to the top deck of the Magic bus...': Manchester landmark remembered

'There is only air where the poem once took pride of place'

Politics

5 h. ago Police apologise for wrongly claiming Jewish community supported ban on  Maccabi Tel Aviv fans attending Aston Villa match

West Midlands Police (WMP) Chief Constable Craig Guildford admitted there was 'no documented feedback' that British Jews wanted Maccabi Tel Aviv fans barred from a match at Aston Villa.

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6 h. ago Car sales tycoon puts £800k land he bought for social housing that was never built on sale for £5MILLION

Peter Waddell, founder of used car supermarket Big Motoring World, snapped up the disused plot in Barwick Road, Dover, with a 'cheeky bid' of £800,000 back in 2020.

Economics

7 h. ago Americans face New Year’s Eve travel chaos and ‘whiteout’ conditions as winter storms bring more snow and rain

Two more storms were forecast later this week, with rain on New Year’s Day potentially soaking the Rose Parade in Pasadena for the first time in about two decades

Events

8 h. ago CIA carries out first drone strike on Venezuelan soil in latest escalation of Trump admin’s attacks on ‘narco terrorists’

US targeted alleged drug traffickers in first-known land attack inside the country

Events

8 h. ago 'I walked past wooden door for 40 years, what I found inside was incredible'

An explorer who walked past a mysterious wooden door in a rocky cliffside for 40 years finally decided to investigate, sharing fascinating images of abandoned mining tunnels

Politics

8 h. ago Borussia Dortmund eyeing £30m Man City transfer as they hope for Jadon Sancho repeat

Manchester City face losing winger Oscar Bobb in January with Borussia Dortmund in pole position to land the Norwegian on a loan deal with a view to a permanent transfer

Economics

8 h. ago Ruby Franke now after child abuse conviction explored in tragic Netflix doc

Ruby Franke and business partner Jodi Hildebrandt are featured in Netflix's Evil Influencer documentary after their child abuse convictions

Events

9 h. ago Expect turbulence! Plans to flatten airfield to make way for 4,250 homes in Jane Austen country send pilots into spin

Pilots at Popham Airfield are furious over proposals to turn their cherished land in Jane Austen country into a 'garden village'.

Society

9 h. ago Inside 'ghost' village abandoned 82 years ago to help train Nazi

History fans can explore a perfect time capsule in Imber, Wiltshire, which was evacuated and turned into a military training area in 1943, helping to prepare soldiers ahead of D-Day.

Politics

10 h. ago Restaurants worth travelling for: From the Suffolk to Argoe, our favourite places to eat outside London

How best to cope with the cold and the damp? Spend your weekends taking gastronomic road trips, say the ES Features team

Politics

10 h. ago Netflix's 'grim' true crime doc explores harrowing child abuse case

A new Netflix true crime documentary tells the chilling story of YouTube vlogger Ruby Franke and her connection to family counsellor Jodi Hildebrandt

Events

11 h. ago Landmark near Greater Manchester which has served as a pub for 275 years to get new lease of life

It's going to become a 'much-needed space'

Politics